EP0529235A1 - Dispositif de soutirage pour tonneau - Google Patents

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EP0529235A1
EP0529235A1 EP92111043A EP92111043A EP0529235A1 EP 0529235 A1 EP0529235 A1 EP 0529235A1 EP 92111043 A EP92111043 A EP 92111043A EP 92111043 A EP92111043 A EP 92111043A EP 0529235 A1 EP0529235 A1 EP 0529235A1
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valve opening
sleeve
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keg
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J. Digby Hubbard
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0829—Keg connection means
    • B67D1/0839—Automatically operating handles for locking or unlocking a connector to or from a keg
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/04—Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers
    • B67D1/0456—Siphons, i.e. beverage containers under gas pressure without supply of further pressurised gas during dispensing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0829—Keg connection means
    • B67D1/0831—Keg connection means combined with valves
    • B67D1/0835—Keg connection means combined with valves with one valve
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0829—Keg connection means
    • B67D1/0841—Details
    • B67D1/0848—Locking means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/2931—Diverse fluid containing pressure systems
    • Y10T137/3115—Gas pressure storage over or displacement of liquid
    • Y10T137/3127—With gas maintenance or application
    • Y10T137/314—Unitary mounting for gas pressure inlet and liquid outlet

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  • the invention relates to a keg dispenser for pouring out a liquid, in particular a pressurized beverage, from a container provided with a keg closure, consisting of a housing connected to a pressure generating element and enclosing a pressure chamber, through which a housing with a keg Closure cooperating, axially movable valve opening rod is inserted, which is designed as a valve opening element at one end projecting beyond the housing wall and is connected at its opposite end to an actuating part.
  • Keg taps are used in the catering industry for tapping beer from barrels, with tapping heads for basket fitting and those for flat fitting being known. Both versions consist of a housing enclosing a pressure chamber, through which a lever-operated valve opening rod is inserted to open the valve of the keg closure.
  • the tap head has a compressed gas connection and a connection for a hose leading to the tap.
  • Keg dispensers of this type are not suitable for domestic use.
  • a keg dispenser for serving a pressurized beverage from a container provided with a keg closure which has a housing connected to a pressure generating element and enclosing a pressure chamber and one with a keg Closure cooperating, axially movable valve opening rod, which at one end as a valve opening element designed and connected at its opposite end to an actuator.
  • EP 0 283 797 therefore proposes that the piercing be carried out by lowering the valve opening rod by means of a threaded ring, the rotational movement of the threaded ring lowering both the bracket with the liquid channel arranged therein and the valve opening rod connected to it.
  • the present innovation has therefore set itself the task of improving such a keg tap to the extent that the upward and downward movement of the valve opening rod is possible with the aid of a lever mechanism while maintaining the one-piece construction of the housing.
  • the present innovation consists of a keg tapper for pouring out a pressurized liquid from a container provided with a keg closure, with a container enclosing a pressure chamber Housing through which an axially movable valve opening rod cooperating with a keg plug is inserted, which is designed as a valve opening element at one end projecting from a housing wall and is connected to an actuating part, the housing being essentially cylindrical, and the valve opening rod passing through the housing is one has continuous, in the valve opening element outwardly flowing liquid passage, which at its opposite end merges into a liquid channel arranged here essentially at right angles to the liquid passage, which is recessed in a bracket inserted through a recess in the wall of the housing, and one with has a shut-off valve closable outlet for the liquid, and wherein the bracket and the valve opening rod are raised and lowered together, in which, according to the invention, an insert is arranged in the lower end of the housing, which is connected by the V Passe
  • valve opening rod is now guided through an insert which is fixed in the lower part of the housing and forms a bearing for the ends of a lever which runs out into a fork.
  • the housing has slots through which the fork can be inserted from the outside into this and the slots of the insert behind it, and in which the pins on the fork ends for mounting in the holes on the ridges provided for this purpose by the spring action of the fork made of plastic snap in.
  • the valve opening rod has an upper and lower flange approximately at the level of the bearing bores of the insert, between which engage pins arranged on both sides on the inside of the fork, via which the valve opening rod is raised and lowered in accordance with the lever movement. In this way, the lever is secured against being pulled out at the same time.
  • a sleeve is slid onto the housing from below and connected to it, which also has slots and the necessary fastening means for the connection to the keg, e.g. in the form of a thread.
  • the insert advantageously carries a check valve between the slots, so that the fork receives both the valve opening rod and the seat of the check valve between them, and the jacket of the overlying part of the housing serves in a manner known per se as a cylinder of an air pump, which is a sleeve To do this, provide a connection for compressed air supply via the check valve in the keg.
  • the lever must be secured in its lower position.
  • it is proposed to slide a ring made of plastic over the lower end of the sleeve, which carries a bolt and can be hooked with the lever.
  • the lever has an edge molded onto it.
  • the spring action of the bolt can be used to automatically snap over the edge of the lever when the lever is pressed down. To open the latch, it only needs to be pushed back slightly against its spring action to release the lever.
  • the bounce lock consists of several grooves and opposite, interlocking, corresponding grooves.
  • the valve opening rod 3 has near the fixed pin 6 upper and lower molded flanges 11 and 11 ', between which in turn engage correspondingly on the fork each on the opposite and internal pins 6' and via which the force for lifting and lowering the valve opening rod 3 the flanges or the rod is transmitted, which carries the valve opening element for the keg below.
  • the insert 2 is sealed against the pump chamber 29 by means of an outer O-ring 25 'and a plate 30 encompassing the valve opening rod, as well as an inner O-ring 25''located therein.
  • the check valve 12 connected to the pump is in a receptacle 20 of the insert 2, which is arranged between the fork legs.
  • the check valve 12 projects into a sleeve 27 and is kept sealed there and can be connected to the keg valve via its lower opening.
  • This sleeve 27 is part of a sleeve 13 which can be pushed onto the housing 1 and which carries the fastening means (coarse thread) at the lower free end for attaching the tap to the keg.
  • the sleeve has a central, molded, coaxial sleeve 24, in which the lower end of the valve opening rod is sealed against pressure loss from the keg with the aid of two O-rings 25.
  • the sleeve 13 is overlapped on the one hand by a ring 21, also made of plastic, to which the resilient bolt 22 is formed, which engages between the fork prongs 9 and with its nose 28 over the edge 23 of the lever 10 secures it in the lower position, such as is shown in dashed lines.
  • the entire housing is thus constructed in one piece from firmly connected parts and is capable of absorbing the lever forces and transmitting them to the openable valve of the keg.
  • the lever mechanism is internal and not dangerous to injuries.

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  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
  • Fats And Perfumes (AREA)
  • Amplifiers (AREA)
  • Inorganic Insulating Materials (AREA)
  • Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)
  • Mechanically-Actuated Valves (AREA)
  • Solid-Sorbent Or Filter-Aiding Compositions (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Liquids With Adsorbents In General (AREA)
  • Dental Tools And Instruments Or Auxiliary Dental Instruments (AREA)
  • External Artificial Organs (AREA)
EP92111043A 1991-08-22 1992-06-30 Dispositif de soutirage pour tonneau Expired - Lifetime EP0529235B1 (fr)

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EP (1) EP0529235B1 (fr)
JP (1) JPH06199396A (fr)
AT (1) ATE116625T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU648180B2 (fr)
BR (1) BR9203292A (fr)
CA (1) CA2075665A1 (fr)
DE (2) DE9110371U1 (fr)
DK (1) DK0529235T3 (fr)
ES (1) ES2067273T3 (fr)
GR (1) GR3015644T3 (fr)
MX (1) MX9204851A (fr)

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DE4232142A1 (de) * 1992-09-25 1994-03-31 Rtc Ltd Anstechvorrichtung für einen Keg-Zapfer
DE4303461C1 (de) * 1993-02-06 1994-04-14 Joachim Mogler Zapfkopf für Keg-Armaturen
SI2014608T1 (sl) * 2007-07-10 2017-01-31 Eurokeg B.V. Dajalna glava
RS58824B1 (sr) * 2011-06-28 2019-07-31 Micro Matic As Sistem za točenje pića
US20160083240A1 (en) * 2014-09-19 2016-03-24 John M. Macor Beer keg platform
RU208614U1 (ru) * 2021-10-27 2021-12-28 Сергей Владимирович Князев Насадка для ручного розлива напитка из кега
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GB506943A (en) * 1938-03-10 1939-06-07 Edward Joseph Paul Eugster Improvements in and relating to siphon heads for mineral water siphon bottles and similar containers
EP0283797A1 (fr) * 1987-03-21 1988-09-28 Romneya Trading Co. Ltd. Dispositif de soutirage pour tonneau
EP0294095A1 (fr) * 1987-06-03 1988-12-07 Micro Matic A/S Tête de soutirage
WO1990008729A1 (fr) * 1989-01-28 1990-08-09 Joachim Mogler Tete de cannette pour robinetterie de tonnelets

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GB506943A (en) * 1938-03-10 1939-06-07 Edward Joseph Paul Eugster Improvements in and relating to siphon heads for mineral water siphon bottles and similar containers
EP0283797A1 (fr) * 1987-03-21 1988-09-28 Romneya Trading Co. Ltd. Dispositif de soutirage pour tonneau
EP0294095A1 (fr) * 1987-06-03 1988-12-07 Micro Matic A/S Tête de soutirage
WO1990008729A1 (fr) * 1989-01-28 1990-08-09 Joachim Mogler Tete de cannette pour robinetterie de tonnelets

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AU1861892A (en) 1993-02-25
ATE116625T1 (de) 1995-01-15
US5244127A (en) 1993-09-14
MX9204851A (es) 1993-02-26
DE59201138D1 (de) 1995-02-16
AU648180B2 (en) 1994-04-14
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JPH06199396A (ja) 1994-07-19
ES2067273T3 (es) 1995-03-16

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